I had pretty good luck today getting quite close to a number of species (not only birds) I usually can't get too close to.
I started on Superior National Forest road 424 (New Tomahawk Road), east of the town of Babbitt. The first thing I saw was a Porcupine; unfortunately it was dead. A few miles east, I encountered a small flock of Red Crossbills feeding on the road. The lone male among them allowed me to step within 10+ feet while the rest flew to nearby trees. The road ends at Hwy. 1, and at that intersection I found a Gray Jay. I headed north on Hwy. 1 toward Ely, and for the second time in recent weeks had a wolf walking the road in front of me. This one stopped as I hit the brakes, then slowly paced along the driver's side of my car before going back in the woods. I had goosebumps for about 20 minutes! I checked Spruce Road for woodpeckers, but it was very quiet. Lastly, at the Birch Lake dam (about 12 miles from Ely) there were several Common Goldeneye. Kyle TePoel Ely ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
